The Reality And Logic Hunt Psychology Discussion Forum Help
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FORUM 6.1.: FORUM DISCUSSION THE REALITY AND LOGIC HUNT
This forum is like Forum 5.1, only a bit more demanding. On page 89 you will find a list of concepts introduced in this text (Study Question 6.1). Find a paranormal topic from those listed below. Your task is to search the web and find an example of one of these terms (other than “E. Weasel.” Explain what term or terms it illustrates. You might begin by searching websites that promote any of the paranormal claims. Typically, a paranormal promotional websites makes some reality logic errors.)
- Acupuncture
- Alien abductions
- Astrology
- Chiropractic
- Clairvoyance
- Coincidences
- Cold reading
- Communicating with the dead
- Creationism
- Déjà vu
- Energy medicine
- Extrasensory Perception
- Faith healing
- Feng Shui
- Flying saucers
- Ghosts
- Hauntings
- Homeopathy
- Intelligent design
- Life after death
- Magic
- Magnet therapy
- Mediums
- Near-death experiences
- Nostradamus
- Out-of-body experiences
- Prayer healing
- Precognition
- Premonitions of death
- Prophetic dreams
- Psychic surgery
- Psychokinesis
- Qi or Chi
- Qigong
- Quantum consciousness
- Reflexology
- Reiki
- Reincarnation
- Remote viewing
- Shamanism
- Telepathy
- The Flying Spaghetti Monster
- Therapeutic touch
- Urine therapy
- Vitalism
EXTRA CREDIT!
If you discover an additional unnoted term a classmate’s example illustrates, describe what it is. Up to 5 extra credit points!
POOR EXAMPLE
I picked acupuncture. A lot of websites try to sell the idea that it completely real. I think they are using weasel words and false analogies.
BETTER EXAMPLE.
I picked acupuncture. The wegbsite www.acupuncturetruth.com tries hard to argue it is completely valid. It uses many confusing terms like “cosmic balance,” “quantum interface of bioenergy.” This is an example of using TECHNOBABBLE. In addition they say that “A mystical energy called ‘chi’ flows through invisible channels i the body. This is like a river system. When a real river is blocked, bad things happen, like floods. When rivers of chi are blocked we get sick.” This is a FALSE ANALOGY, comparing mystical invisible rivers in the body with realy rivers of water.”
(Note the correct use of the CAPCON system. You must use the CAPCON system to get full credit!)
